Don't Taze Me, Bro!!

A new gadget that combines a Taser stun gun with an mp3 player has been unveiled. It is on display at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which is expected to receive more than 140,000 visitors this week.


The iTaser, as it's been dubbed, features a 1GB player in the stun gun's holster.

Arizona-based Taser International sells the handheld stun guns under the banner of 'Changing the World and Protecting Lives'.

It maintains that the iTaser "Allows for both personal protection and personal music for people on the go."

Rick Smith, founder of the company, claims "personal protection can be both fashionable and functionable."

The company says the new device is particularly aimed at women - with red, pink and even leopard print designs intended to make carrying a stun gun fashionable.

A spokesman in Las Vegas said the inclusion of a music player would encourage purchases by women who want a form of self defense while out jogging, but who would otherwise take an iPod instead of a weapon.

"A lot of women aren't going to go into a gun store and feel comfortable enough buying a Taser, so now we have some outdoor companies and dealers - some cell-phone places are starting to carry them and hang them next to phones," he said.